Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

Went to the ER but I feel better

Thanks to everyone for your kind words and good ideas for my back. It is still really really bad, but they gave me some pain meds and I am going to a chiropractor tomorrow. They think I messed up my ribs. I just know that when I went into the ER and said my pain was at a 10 it would have been a 15 on a non fibro persons scale.

It's hard when not too many people understand what fibro really feels like. At least they don't just think I am making it up anymore. When I was a kid, I got diagnosed about 11 years ago when I was 14. After months of doctors thinking I was crazy I was sent to the childrens hospital at UCLA hospital. They had the pain management dr. Come in and tell me. Nothing changed because my parents didn't believe the dr. Or me. It was nice to go to the hospital where people believed me when I said I was in pain.

Your parents didn't believe you? That is truly said. Most parents know their children and can tell when they are lying or not - especially when it lasts for a long time. I'm so sorry that you have not been believed. Shame on them. I hope that you start feeling better. Hugs and prayers to you.

I'm 37, fibro wasn't known when i was a kid, i heard growing pains for my entire childhood, then when i was 19, i asked my mom when i would stop growing even though i haven't grown an inch since age 15.

I am so very glad that it is becoming more known these days so our kids, if sick, don't have to hear growing pains from us.

Yeah its funny because my dad still doesn't believe that FM is real. I mean they just called me a cry baby my whole life and then felt really badly when i tried to commit suicide and was diagnosed bi-polar. Its all good though because I learned to depend on myself and become who i want to be. I just have to take care of myself. Thanks for the support!

ugh i was raised around hypochondriacs and attention seekers so i always always hid my pain.. untell now it escalated after giving birth to two babes within a year of each other.. i need to get better i cant just accept it.. i have a family that needs me.. so i am still looking for what helps me thru the day..

Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...

So my daughter, who will be 30 in a few months, says she thinks she has varicose veins, as she can't figure out what else it could be. Only in one leg, and is so bad it is hard to sleep at night. She is in excellent shape, really exercises a lot, and eats well... not at all overweight. Anyone else have any issues with this? I did find that it can go with PKD. She was reading that there are...

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